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Well hallo stanley nice to hear from ya again welcome back nice to see the same old enthusiasm!!! from the bush craft community

Hi all I've been gone for a while side tracked by my best mate 12 month granddaughter :D been given the nod to go and rekindle my knife making skills whatch this space some off you will remember me as stanley lake going to change that name ill be back as hill billy best wishes to all :campfire:

Hi there are a number off knife makers that would make you a superb bespoke knife the same as the one you are after for not a lot more money as you would pay for that one cheers stanley

Thankyou bushwacker bob you hit the Nial right on the head i couldn't off explained it any better the more detail you put in the more complicated things get i had to make a special jig clamp just to put handle together .and the combination of wood and leather for the sheath was a little tricky...

nice looking knife seved looks like a good all rounder stanley

Hi all still a couple off things left to do make a matching fire steel. and attach the removable belt loop i give my utter most respect to the makers off thease scandi knifes :rant: stanley whats your opinions

nice work Duncan i can see in your work that you or putting more effort into the finishing off proses . its nice to see some one listing to a bit of advices looking forward to your next one cheers stanley

AHHHHHHHHHH to late simonM i was just gonna recommend you having a look in one of those pound land shops as thay also have those tie down ratchets £1 each .and yes thay are good as i have used them to tie down 2.5tdi landrover engines o thay also have some pretty good camping gear in as well...

very nice big mark you have done a beautiful job on that one that's my sort of knife Ive done a couple off textured finished knifes im just finishing one of know scandi type knife not as good as yours thou ;)

Hi barney you've been busy i love the two bottom knifes especially the middle one that's very impressive not to stuck on the top one thou it looks a little broad for me probably because Ive only got small hands :(

Good job nice idea using cloth soaked in resin

Bad workmen always blame there tools! what about the cave men them pore soles worked with flint axes bet they didn't complain about whether the axe head was in line or not :lmao:

That's definitely different my style of knife there's only one word good :tongue-ti

nice and rustic

Hay that looks like the sunderland up the road from me :ban:

Hi Duncan as promised go to page 21 on this thread look up my name stanley lake there's 2 threads 1 with my home made jig and the second thread done is one off the knifes i made on this jig this shows what you can achieve hope it gives you some inspiration thanks stanley :cool:

Hi Dan did you buy the knife with a flat grind or a convex it should be one or the other. if your having trouble sharpening it get in touch with the maker-seller explain your problem to him he mite be more than happy to sort it out for you it could be a number of problems. good luck

Hi all i know this is not bushy stuff but its close! i thought it worth a mention for any body that's Bord to tears. there's a medieval fair on at Bede's world jarrow north east on this Sunday starts at 10 am to 4.30 pm and its( free) admission for one day only.theres breathtaking sword play...

Hi Duncan that's your problem your to keen to get them finished! slow down and take your time you'll be much more rewarded. once Ive cut my blank i can spend between 4 to 6 hours even more putting different grinds on my blades mostly by hand file in a jig then another 2/3 hours finishing of...

Hi Duncan some nice looking knifes how long is it taking you to make one. can i make a suggestion if you use a couple of different finer rubbing down paper and some thin oil maybe 3 in 1 oil used rapped around a surplus peace of ground flat stock say 4 mm by 4 inches long and a little...